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Amid editorial departures, Chris Hughes plans to continue investing in The New Republic as a sustainable business not reliant on “an unpredictable few” — Crafting a sustainable New Republic — The writer is owner and publisher of the New Republic.
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The New Republic Will Not Publish Next Issue Thanks to Staff Exodus — About a Dozen Editorial Staffers Have Quit Since Thursday — Hispanic Fact Pack 2014 — The New Republic magazine will not publish its next issue, which had been scheduled to appear Dec. 15, after about a dozen full …
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Daily Beast's mobile site gives viewers individual analytics in hopes of engaging users — The newsonomics of the newly quantified, gamified news reader — What's in your news diet? Sure, we can name the sites, papers, and stations that pepper us with news through the day and week.
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Andy Carvin launches social-media reporting team for First Look — There's been a lot of news out of First Look Media recently, although not the kind that the site was hoping to deliver: instead of scoops, it's been a stream of reports about mismanagement and departures of key writers and editors like Matt Taibbi and John Cook.
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Huffington Post launches in India, sets sights on China — News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on Monday in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly.
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Quartz hires Xana Antunes, former editor of New York Post — With an eye on growth in 2015, Quartz has hired a veteran business journalist, Xana Antunes, as editor of new initatives, a role in which she will lead recruitment efforts and focus on expanding the website's video offerings.
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Met Police issues harassment warning after MoS reporter sends three emails to subject of story — Sunday Times and Independent journalists also reported this weekend to have been warned off separate UKIP story — A former UKIP press officer was served with a “Prevention of Harassment” …
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Google Fiber's broadband dreams aren't making cable TV any better — Fiber TV doesn't yet live up to those amazing internet speeds — Would you uproot your life for an internet connection? Google says people are doing exactly that; they're picking up and moving to Kansas City or Provo …


Source: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian officially charged in Tehran courtroom — Washington Post reporter charged by Tehran court — Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for more than four months, was officially charged Saturday in a day-long proceeding …
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North Korea denies hacking Sony but calls the breach a ‘righteous deed’ — TOKYO — North Korea has denied hacking Sony Pictures' computer systems in retaliation for its movie “The Interview,” which revolves around a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.
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How Rolling Stone failed in its story of alleged rape at the University of Virginia — Journalists are paid to be skeptical and to distinguish facts from assertions: Don't get too close to your sources and check what they tell you. — Rolling Stone magazine, it appears …
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Rolling Stone's disastrous U-Va. story: A case of real media bias
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Monocle creators launch The Forecast, an annual publication to fill gap between Monocle issues — From Tyler Brûlé, a new newsstand entry — From the creators of Monocle, the British-based global magazine known for its high-flying taste, earnest editorial tone and direct relationship …


Q&A with Steven Greenhouse, one of the last labor reporters, who is taking a NYT buyout — A Q&A With Steven Greenhouse, One of America's Last Labor Reporters — The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse has spent nearly two decades as a reporter covering labor in America.
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